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Three great songs for your next road trip
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Three great songs for your next road trip

It's summer, and if you've maybe thought about taking a road trip, you're gonna need road-trip music. You might need a pick-me-up, a sing-along, or something for when you need a break from podcasts. Today we're recommending three songs to blast on your next road trip.

Three great songs for your next road trip

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In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says 'the time felt right' to tell his story
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In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says 'the time felt right' to tell his story

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For much of his life, the Canadian actor experienced gender dysphoria that made him extremely uncomfortable in his own body. "It's like a constant noise," he says. His new memoir is called Pageboy.

In a climate rife with hate, Elliot Page says 'the time felt right' to tell his story

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Two summer suspense novels delight in overturning the 'woman-in-trouble' plot
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Two summer suspense novels delight in overturning the 'woman-in-trouble' plot

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Megan Abbott's Beware the Woman centers on a pregnant newlywed who finds herself isolated in her husband's family cottage. Katie Williams' My Murder is told from the perspective of a murdered woman.

Two summer suspense novels delight in overturning the 'woman-in-trouble' plot

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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

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From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

A look inside the Ford Foundation Gallery's exhibition "No Justice Without Love" featuring art by former inmates

From prison to art gallery, former inmates take center stage

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Françoise Gilot, the famed artist who loved and then left Picasso, is dead at 101

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Françoise Gilot, the famed artist who loved and then left Picasso, is dead at 101

The French-born Françoise Gilot had long made her frustration clear that despite acclaim for her art she would still be best known for her relationship with the older Picasso.

'Past Lives' is a story about love and choices

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'Past Lives' is a story about love and choices

The new film Past Lives follows Nora (Greta Lee), a writer who lives in New York with her husband, and meets up again with a man she knew long ago as a girl in South Korea. Written and directed by Celine Song, the movie is an emotional study of how Nora tries to understand both the path she took and the many paths she didn't.

'Past Lives' is a story about love and choices

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How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

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How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

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Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman says there's a growing divide between the electorate and the Court: "the country is moving in one direction ... the Court is moving fast in another direction."

How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns

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Cuba Gooding Jr. settles a civil sex abuse case just as trial was set to begin

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Cuba Gooding Jr. settles a civil sex abuse case just as trial was set to begin

The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago. Gooding's lawyers had insisted that his encounter with the woman was consensual.

These are the winners of this year's James Beard Awards, the biggest night in food

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These are the winners of this year's James Beard Awards, the biggest night in food

A Washington, D.C., chef won the outstanding category. The Chicago ceremony was hosted by chefs Eric Adjepong, Esther Choi, Andrew Zimmern and Top Chef judge Gail Simmons.

'Lesbian Love Story' unearths a century of queer romance

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'Lesbian Love Story' unearths a century of queer romance

Amelia Possanza's debut book Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives chronicles the lives of queer couples throughout the 20th century.

'Lesbian Love Story' unearths a century of queer romance

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Books We Love: Love Stories
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Books We Love: Love Stories

Love stories are close to many of our hearts. We want to swoon, maybe laugh and cry, we want that romance. Today we're recommending great books for people who love love stories.

Books We Love: Love Stories

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'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow

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'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow

When Russia's Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he clamped down on the media. In his new book, author Alan Philps sees parallels to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who confined reporters in World War II.

'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow

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We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

In the final scene of Succession, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) stares out at the Hudson River while his father's bodyguard looks on. In an improvised take during filming (which was not included in the episode) Strong climbed the barrier at the water's edge, as if to jump. HBO hide caption

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We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

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Was Kendall going to jump into the river? Why did we keep seeing Logan in the bathroom? Creator Jesse Armstrong and executive producer Frank Rich answer all in this wide-ranging interview.

We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

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These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year

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These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year

The Addams Family, Clue and Frozen JR were among the most popular shows, according to a new survey. But the report also showed that drama teachers are nervous about censorship.

These were the most frequently performed plays and musicals in high schools this year

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